“[Barack Obama failed to sell a health care reform plan to American voters] because the utter implausibility of its central promise - expanded coverage at lower cost - led voters to conclude that it would lead ultimately to more government, more taxes and more debt.” GovernmentCarePlansPromiseCostTaxesSellsDebtReformBarackHealth CareVotersCoverageHealth Care ReformAmerican Voters Author:Charles Krauthammer
“The fact that you have government-guaranteed student loans has created a whole new sector in the American economy that didn't really exist before - private for-profit universities that sell junk degrees that don't help the students. They promise the students, "We'll help you get a better job. We'll arrange a loan so that you don't have to pay a penny for this education." Their pet bank gets them the government-guaranteed loan, and the student may get the junk degree, but doesn't get a job, so they don't pay the loan.” MayWholeFactsHelpingGovernmentJobsPayEconomyStudentsPromiseDegreesSellsUniversityProfitPetLoanPenniesJunkBetter JobsStudent LoanAmerican Economy Author:Michael Hudson
“If you're interested in a book that will steadily grow and sell for a very long time, I promise you I will give you that.” IfsGivingLongBookGrowsPromiseLong TimeSellsI Promise Author:Simon Sinek
“I never expected to sell my art. It wasn't like today where you come out of art school and they promise you a future. Now it's almost regulated in a way. When we came out of school, we just wanted to make art that'd blow your hair back and do it for sport. There was no commercial possibility that we saw.” WayArtTodayWantedSchoolSportsSawsPossibilityHairPromiseSellsBlowExpectedArt SchoolWhere You Come Author:Edward Ruscha
“The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful and being generous. Everything else is crap. I promise you. It's just crap that people try to sell to you to make you feel like less. So don't buy it. Be smart. Be thoughtful and be generous.” PeopleWorldFeelsTryingPromiseSmartSellsGenerousThoughtfulCrapI PromiseBeing SmartReally SmartSexiestBeing Generous Author:Ashton Kutcher
“Never give us what we really want. Cut the dream into pieces and scatter them like ashes. Dole out the empty promises. Package our aspirations and sell them to us, cheaply made enough to fall apart.” WantGivingMadeEnoughDreamFallPiecesCuttingPromiseEmptySellsAspirationAshesFalling ApartPackagesEmpty Promises Author:Scott Westerfeld